GM’s next electric vehicle is an e-bike

The company behind the all-electric Chevy Bolt car is releasing two electric bicycles next year.

General Motors announced Friday that its two commuter-friendly bikes will be “integrated and connected” and one will fold. The other is compact.

Full details on the bike’s motor, battery, frame, and more aren’t out yet, but speculation about the forthcoming electric-assist bicycles has been brewing for years.

Last year, two trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “Merge” and “Maven Merge” tipped off eagle-eyed GM fans that an e-bicycle was in the works from the American car maker.  Read more…

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